Events

Starting Monday at the Kennebec Valley YMCA in Augusta it's the 4th “Loose It With The Y.”  It's a weight loss, get fit, be healthy competition. It lasts ten weeks and for taking part you get a team trainer and if you are not already a Y member you get a membership to use all the great stuff the Kennebec Valley YMCA has to offer. There will be multiple teams of four taking part. The first meeting is Monday, October 1 at 6pm at the KVYMCA, Augusta. Give them a call if you want to get your team in on the fun. Game on!

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I had a grandmother, an uncle and an aunt with the disease and, although not diagnosed, my mother may have been stricken.  Very sad but very common, unfortunately.  Thanks to good people like Dr. Laurel Coleman (pictured) and Gary Crocker, this year's honorary chair of the walk.

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Well, that is about the extent of French I know. But in a Franco-American community like Augusta, you do pick up a few things along the way. For example, I know a little bit about Mill Park Petanque. You say it “pay-tonk”. According to Petanque America, the game was created about a hundred years ago in the south of France and is a cross between the Italian bowling game Boccee and horseshoes.

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This is so cool on so many levels. First of all, Messalonskee High School has a world ranked robotics team.  Each year the teams are giving an assignment to develop the robots. This one shoots basketballs. The team has done very well for its self in competitions. This weekend they are hosting an off season event. Sixteen teams from around New England will be competing.

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I know it’s a little early to be talking about stuff going on in October. And I don’t mean to rush the season, however the Family Violence Project and many restaurants and musical artists in central Maine are helping to raise awareness and funds for the FVP. You are going to want to mark a few of these on your calendar.

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'Baubles And Bling' is what the benefit for the Mid Maine Homeless Shelter is called and it happens on Thursday evening, September 19 from 6pm-8pm at Calvary Temple, 60 West River Road in Waterville.  Organizer Lisa Riportella promises a big surprise at 7 o'clock for everyone in attendance.

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Every year in the fall my son's school, Park Avenue Elementary School have a great fundraiser, "The Park Avenue Elementary Harvest Festival." It's being held this Saturday 9/22 at Wallingfords in Auburn. Here is the rundown:

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The Maine Coastal Program Coastweek 2012 is all about cleaning up the trash that threatens not only the look of the coast of Maine but the health of the coastal environment. The clean up goes until Saturday,  September 22. And there is a lot of trash they pick up.

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Wow!  What a fun day it was!  Ridin' Steel, led by Steve Marois and Sherry Bourgoin and the Augusta Elks, of which Lori Howlett is the Exalted Ruler, produced the first ever "Ridin' Steel, Bikers Against Bullying Family Fun Day."

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What do you have planned for the weekend? The weather is so nice this afternoon, I am suiting for a scooter ride.  And I am going to be seeing my Mom! She lives in Pennsylvania and is in Maine visiting for a few weeks. So, I get to enjoy some family time. The weather looks great and there is so much going on, enjoy! Have you checked out the 'Community' page?

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